Little Rock Central High School - Pix Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Studying her notes for her two- hour first semester English exam Is sophomore Karyette Simmons. I did lots of study- ing for all my tests,” she said, adding that It was the first time for her to take two-hour exams. January Month brings those two-houf semester exams; it also provides a 'new beginning' for all students January begins a new year on the calendar. However, it represents mid-year for students. As had been the case In previous years, January brought the close of the first semester and those dreaded two-hour semester exams. The start of the second semester, though, Is like a new beginning, senior Katherine Patton said, explaining that teachers start new records for grades and that school of- ficials forget first semester absences as they begin anew In keeping attendance. An open campus policy was in effect when the semester tests were given on the 13th, 14th, and 15th, meaning that students came to Central only when they had scheduled tests. Students were out of classes on Friday, January 16, so that teachers could grade the first semester exams. They were out of classes on Monday, January 19, for the Martin Luther King Holiday. The second semester of- ficially started on Tuesday, January 20. Showing her satisfaction with the grades she made on her report card for the first semester is senior Onlco Criner. The com- puterized report cards, which did not have to be returned, were distributed to students in last period Wednesday. January 28. Having some fun at the mid-year dance sponsored by the student councils of Central, Hall, and Parkview (above) is this group of Central students. (Right) “Urge,” accompanied by The Noise Boys,” perform for students attending the Beta Club talent show in late January. The show was presented as a pay assembly and featured a variety of student acts. 26—January

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During Christmas vacation sophomore Chris Metz (left) visits the Nativity Scene at the Arkan- sas State Capitol. The 1986 Nativity Scene was a new one that had been created by Arkansas ar- tists. (Below) Doing her Christmas shopping at University Mall Is Junior Meredith McDonald. (Rristmas Activities in TDecember keep student body busy, smiling; two-week vacation from school also provides holiday cheer Hoping to find the best possible. Junior Mike Compton shops for his family's Christmas tree. The average cost for a tree In 1986 was $30. For Central’s 1986-87 student body, the busiest and happiest month of the year was December. That was the month when students were kept busy attending parties, participating in projects designed to help others have a happier holiday season, decorating their homes for Christmas, purchasing Christmas gifts, etc. Practically every student club and many classes had Christmas parties prior to the two-week Christmas vacation, which began at the end of classes on Friday, December 19. Most first period classes par- ticipated in an “adopt-a-child” pro- ject sponsored by Student Council. Each participating class purchased a gift for a child that was under the supervision of the Arkansas Social Services. Highlighting Christmas activities at Central, however, was the tradi- tional Yule assembly, which featured performances by the various school bands, orchestra, and choirs. A revised version of the assembly was presented at night as a public concert. Most students were hoping for a white Christmas. However, there was no snow for Christmas. Snow did fall on the final weekend of Christmas vacation. Three Inches fell Saturday, January 3. It was more snow than had fallen on Little Rock during all of 1986. Christmas —25

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Senior Tiger guard Sammy Bordueax 1» hounded by Hall High guards Jimmy Hinton (11) and Rodney Peel (12) in a non-conference game, which Hall won. At- tending Tiger basketball games was a popular student activity In January. Showing his concentration, sophomore Robby West takes hls first semester exam In hls American history class. For sophomores. It was their first time to take two-hour exams. H e Taco King In mid-January, senior Forrest Stolzer (above) became Central High School's un- disputed taco king when he won a taco eating contest sponsored by the Taco Kid Restaurant on Asher Avenue. Stolzer ate 17 tacos In ten minutes to win the contest and the $100 cash prize. And what did he do with the money? “I sure didn’t spend any of it to buy more tacos.” Stolzer said. January—27